Global Strategy and Operations Associate, YouTube Marketing

Google•Los Angeles, CA

2d•$95,000 - $135,000

About The Position

YouTube Marketing’s mission is to understand its users and connect them with YouTube’s products and creators. The organization is responsible for marketing YouTube to consumers, creators, and key opinion influencers. Strategy and Operations professionals provide business-critical insights and analytics, align cross-functional goals and execution, and help advance strategic partnerships and new initiatives. The Global Strategy and Operations Associate works with teams across YouTube geographies and collaborates with leaders in Marketing, Product, Finance, and People Operations. The role helps address complex challenges, executes workstreams for high-priority projects, and improves operational excellence within Marketing. The Associate contributes to YouTube Marketing’s strategic and annual plans, analyzes metrics to support business performance, and delivers high-visibility strategic projects. The role calls for business acumen, operational aptitude, strong communication and collaboration skills, quantitative problem-solving, and comfort with ambiguity.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
2 years of experience in management consulting, business strategy, investment banking, venture capital, or private equity.
Experience working with clients, executives, or other partners.
Experience developing business strategies or executing cross-functional initiatives.

Nice To Haves

Experience requiring distinctive business judgment, rigorous problem-solving, quantitative analysis, and communication of findings to senior management.
Experience with analytical tools and techniques such as SQL, statistical analysis, predictive modeling, or spreadsheet software.
Familiarity with how marketing capabilities work together to drive impact.
Ability to work across teams, build relationships, and influence senior managers.
Tolerance for ambiguity and ability to work in a fast-changing environment.
Foundational understanding of market, product, organizational, and cross-functional nuances, with awareness of when to seek additional support and guidance.

Responsibilities

Define problem statements and project scope to meet key business objectives; execute parts of project plans and help deliver project work to a high-quality standard and on time.
Support a data-driven annual business planning process and annual goals, and develop the business plan in partnership with stakeholders.
Conduct market research to inform business judgment and market understanding, and use fact-based analysis to identify, prioritize, and solve complex business problems.
Identify and recommend strategic opportunities that support YouTube Marketing’s long-term goals.
Monitor, track, and analyze metrics and complex data to assess progress against business objectives and surface actionable insights.